Perspective on Mission from Egypt

I thought I’d share this link to some of what a Coptic bishop said to the African Christian Leaders’ Gathering of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) in London a few years back.  “…holistic model of ministry was to beRead more…

Diaspora Readings and Intellectual Invasions

In my recent post ( 03.11.2011) I briefly mentioned that an increasing volume of literature related to Diaspora and Christian missions is emerging. I know of several evangelical theologians, missiologists and Christian socio-economists who are vigorously researching and writing articles.Read more…

Is there an Egyptian Diaspora? Or just a Coptic One?

Is there an Egyptian Diaspora at all? Or is there a just a Coptic One? Jennifer Brinkerhoff has listed “several features common to diasporas” based upon the work of international relations scholar Robin Cohen.

Stories from the roadside – South Asians in Greece

The sun was shining brightly as I stepped out of Athens ‘Evangelismos’ metro station on my way to the Pakistan consulate which is located in the very center of the Greek capital, just across from the German consulate.  As IRead more…

Tracking Diaspora On Unreached Peoples Now Possible

There is now an easy on-line way to document the diasporas of specific people groups.  See the article “Tracking Diaspora On Unreached Peoples Now Possible” at: www.etnopedia.info/?p=621 See a real example utilizing this tracking capability for a people group ofRead more…

Diaspora Ministry & Research

We’ve all seen the impressive maps contrasting the breakdown of the “nations” of the world as politically defined versus the multiplied number of “nations” as understood biblically and missiologically.  If we were to add the dimension of the diaspora ofRead more…